The latest news about the miners trapped underground in northern Chile states that they’ll be released earlier than expected. Moreover, authorities have made their living conditions quite bearable: the miners have television, food, and exercise with a trainer via web cam.

A couple of weeks ago I attended a fair for graduate student funding. Last week I revealed how reading occupies most of a graduate student’s time. The rest of our free time is consumed by questions regarding funding; actually there’s really only one question: where do I apply?